News tagged with security firewall

Stuxnet infected industrial computers cleaned: Iran official

Industrial computers infected by Stuxnet in Iran have been cleaned and returned to their units, a top official said on Sunday, following reports that the malware was mutating and wreaking havoc with equipment.

Technology / Internet

created Oct 03, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Improving network firewalls

A firewall is the safety barrier between a computer network and the outside world. Individuals, companies and large organizations alike rely on a firewall being robust enough to fend off hackers attempting to break into a ...

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Apr 16, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

As Internet turns 40, barriers threaten its growth

(AP) -- Goofy videos weren't on the minds of Len Kleinrock and his team at UCLA when they began tests 40 years ago on what would become the Internet. Neither was social networking, for that matter, nor were ...

Technology / Internet

created Aug 30, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (8) | comments 9

Concerns raised as LA looks to Google Web services

(AP) -- Security and privacy concerns have been raised over a multimillion-dollar proposal by Los Angeles to tap Google Inc.'s Internet-based services for government e-mail, police records and other confidential ...

Technology / Internet

created Jul 17, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

US mulls stiffer sentences for common Net proxies

(AP) -- "Proxy" servers are an everyday part of Internet surfing. But using one in a crime could soon lead to more time in the clink.

Technology / Internet

created Apr 14, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 4